How can I get a UK IP address?
Also asked as: How do I get a British IP address for free? · How do I connect to a UK VPN server?
Direct answer
Connect to a VPN server located in the United Kingdom. Install VPNmine, sign in or skip, and choose United Kingdom from the server list; the app opens an encrypted tunnel to VPNmine's London server and every site you open sees a UK address. It is free, with no ads and no card. Useful for reaching UK services and pricing while abroad.
The steps
Install VPNmine on your desktop, phone, TV or browser, sign in or skip, and pick United Kingdom from the server list. The app opens a WireGuard tunnel to the London server, and every site you open afterwards sees that server's address instead of yours. To confirm, open the IP checker on this site with the tunnel up: it should report United Kingdom.
What changes with a UK exit
Sites treat you as a visitor from the United Kingdom. Two things the UK does at the network level — court-ordered site blocking by the major ISPs, and the age-assurance checks that the Online Safety Act made enforceable during 2025 — are applied by the network you are on, which is why the country you exit from changes what you see. A UK exit also puts you inside those checks if you are elsewhere.
Why London
London Internet Exchange is one of the largest exchange points in the world by connected networks, and the Docklands facilities around it carry a very large share of everything that enters or leaves the UK. A London exit reaches British networks in a few milliseconds and western Europe in tens of them.
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